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Heritage School students demonstrate thinking maps and leadership to Snowline board

Snowline Joint Unified School District Board · March 11, 2026
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Summary

Heritage School students and teachers showed how "thinking maps" and recent leadership workshops are shaping writing and civic skills across grades K—8, with teachers reporting stronger sequencing, collaboration and student-led presentations.

Board President Hernandez opened the meeting and introduced Heritage School's student delegation, which included ASB leaders and teachers who presented classroom work showing the district's new thinking-maps instructional approach.

The Heritage principal, Debbie Arbazu, told the board the school's fourth annual spelling bee drew 24 participants from grades 1—8 and produced three school-level winners; one student advanced to the county spelling bee. Arbazu also highlighted ASB leadership training…

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